It is also like a diary in that it often shows, when properly read, the development of the spell caster over the course of time. To ask other readers questions about the shadows, please sign up. The fifth book, still life, reveals that mary was on a mission to spy on aldous. I happily breezed through the pages in a matter of hours.
The fifth and final book in the books of elsewhere, the awardwinning, new york times bestselling, fanfavorite seriesabsolutely not to be missed. I did enjoy the shadows, the first book in the books of elsewhere series. In book one of the books of elsewhere series, olive, like many a typical middlegrade. Take our free elsewhere quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge.
This is all in the first 2 pages, and the rest of the book isnt quite so macabre. The first two pages are assignment pages for students to use and to record due dates which you ma. I found the shadows mesmerizing, partly due to the story itself. The books of elsewhere is a series of fantasy novels for kids and young teens by jacqueline west that centers on the mcmartins house on linden street, which has lots of magical paintings.
Author jacqueline west talks about the books of elsewhere. In the books of elsewhere they are captured in the fourth novel, the strangers. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. We had just finished reading the books of elsewhere. They had the money to by you a small semidetached house and food to last you a few months before you got a job. Are you looking for a novel study for the book of elsewhere the shadows by jacqueline west.
Some ancient grimoire passed down for hundreds of years, and the only real source for true magick. When the sun shines on the pole, a shadow of the pole is cast. Olive is an 11yearold girl with short dark hair decorated with a yellow headband. I purchased the first book in the elsewhere series for my 5th grade students. However, there were several notable clues that things in the. The dark, creepy cover had my questions running wild. Intrigued by the cover and caught up in the uniqueness that the book promised to bring. Jun 14, 2011 for fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. The drawings, though cartoonish, are dark and often from odd perspectives. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling. In the shadows, olive dunwoody moves into a new house. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books.
The first book in the books of elsewhere series has a tall order to fill. You misunderstood however and ended up hurting him and saying certain things. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Quizzes on books, books quizzes, book summary quizzes, authors quizzes, fun quizzes, online quizzes, trivia questions, free online books from. Perfect for fans of roald dahl and neil gaiman, this creepy and darkly funny book takes readers inside paintings to a sinister world where surprising things happen. Luckily for readers, the shadows does not disappoint. Its been awhile since ive read a book that made me question the wisdom of reading just before i fell asleep. Kids wings unit for the shadows 40 pages of games, handouts, puzzles, writing.
Links to an 11 page discussion guide created by the author. Jacqueline west builds an eerie and mysterious world. The books of elsewhereseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. Setting 11 year old olive dunwoody moved in with her parents at linden street in an old stone house, that once belonged to the deceased ms.
What is lucy sad about at the beginning of the book. Olive is in peril through much of the book, including almost being drowned in a painting of a lake, and later having to face off against a very old and powerful witch who wants to trap her in a painting, too. Jacqueline west weaves a tale at turns haunting, moving, and darkly. Witches and wiccans usually keep a book of shadows, which can be a confusing item for anyone just learning about witchcraft. Lets see if we can aces this quiz on the book of shadows. In her first book for young readers, westwho is also a. With only the cats and an unusual boy she meets in elsewhere on her side, its up to olive to save the house from the shadows, before the lights go out. One of the secrets is a boy named morton who has lived in a painting for years and wants to return to the real world. The house isnt the only one keeping secrets anymore. The books of elsewhere is a fantasy series for young readers written by jacqueline west. The books of elsewhere, though quite middle grade appropriate, plays off of several of my personal fears and is the creepiest kids book ive read since i was a kid myself.
Lj was ordered to attack you last night for your own good. Mortons parents their names were mary and harold nivens. After fifteenyearold liz is killed in a bicycle accident, she arrives at elsewhere. This 25 page novel study book club packet covers 5 weeks of daily reading activities with the book the books of elsewhere. In elsewhere, gabrielle zevin has imagined a rich, original vision of the afterlife. Mar 31, 2012 a book trailer we created for the shadows. Baltus was in the painting with the stone builders. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Annabelle mcmartin is gone for good, but something worse lurks just out of sightwatching, waiting, preparing to strike. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her family, and a wicked sense of humor tempers the books creepiness. The book of shadows is also like a diary in that it is usually mainly about the author. The earth is just but a small part of the universe. Most people misunderstand it, and think that there is a book of shadows, as one single book that witches use for spells.
The fast moving plot aided by talking cats and excellent black and white drawings will grab the attention of even the most reluctant middle school reader. The shadows is creative, exciting, hilarious, spooky, mysterious, adventurous, and heaps of fun, all wrapped between two covers. We are surrounded by a lot of galaxies and planets. Most intriguing is the book s conception of reincarnation. The shadows chapter 1 videos from the books of elsewhere. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. The tower of shadows the elsewhere chronicles by nykko and bannister aug 1, 20. Elsewhere by gabrielle zevin book club discussion questions. She is the eleven and three quartersyearold daughter of alice and alec dunwoody. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepybut it isn. The three men in the portrait told olive that something was funny about.
Apr 29, 2011 unless, that is, the book finds olive first. The opening begins with olive first moving in and not liking the house a whole lot and she sees something move slightly in the painting and gets very scared. Build a diorama of a room in the old stone house on linden street or build the. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Instead, they just cover all money and food issues while you just simply live in the house. The book of elsewhere the shadows flashcards quizlet. The shadows by jacqueline west, more than anything else, is the perfect quick read if you are looking for something slightly spooky and entertaining. She discovers mysterious things and tries to solve problems. Olive dunwoody and her parents have just moved into an old house. How much do you know about the information held in the halliwells book of shadows. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Readers of the shadows, the first book in the books of elsewhere series, will find familiar ideas here, including talking cats, magical paintings that olive can travel in and out of, and witches who want their house back. The shadows there were only two main places in the book. Elevenyearold olive dunwoody recently moved to linden street with her parents. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepybut it isnt until she. The shadows 2010 spellbound 2011 the second spy 2012 the strangers 20 still life 2014. They were the parents of both morton and his older sister lucinda. Early on, she is drawn in to the old paintings on the wall. What do the parents say about lizzie at the beginning of the book to comfort themselves. The glasses allow her to travel into the paintings, into another world called elsewhere. Well the book of shadows has more answers than you expect. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. Mystery, magic, corruption, and betrayal abound plus just enough laughs to take the edge off.
There are no tunnels of bright white light, no angels or pearly gates. Olive thought she had heard the last of the mcmartins, the evil witches. The book of shadows can be carefully selected by an individual. It is the first book in the books of elsewhere series. There is also a sinister force in the shadows that wants out and wants olive gone. The shadows begins with the death of a very old woman and rumors around the neighborhood that her cats have eaten part of her face. Authors background exposition the setting takes place on linden street in the big old house. The mcmartin house is the house that olives parents bought. Funtrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. This is the first book in the books of elsewhere series. The shadows the books of elsewhere series plugged in.
Snuffles, cookie and oreo horatio, leopold and harvey. But in entering elsewhere, olive has been ensnared in a mystery darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. At the time in her life when she is anxious to drive and date boys. Jun 29, 2012 its been awhile since ive read a book that made me question the wisdom of reading just before i fell asleep. Luckily, they passed on the idea of you getting a job as you had to concentrate on school first. The decedent leaves behind a huge old pile of a mansion, and as her nearest relative has just died in shanghai of a severe allergic reaction to a bowl of turtle and.
We made these fantastic shadow puppets as part of to be continued, our chapter book story time for kids ages 68. The books of elsewhere the shadows novel study quickie by. If you dont have time for questions after every chapter, this the perfect product for you. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. It is an old house that annabelles grandfather built.
It was good fantasy aimed at older elementary school kids. The painting of the dark forest had a woman in it with a sour expression. We have just covered the earth, the moon and the sun in out science class and made models of each. Olives parents are very much in love with each other. Olive has yet to find a solution to the last plot thread left over from the first volumemorton is trapped, unable to rejoin the world outside of the mcmartins enchanted paintings.
The books of elsewhere beginning with new york times best seller the shadows, follow the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. Its up to olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good. The shadows, a middlegrade paranormal novel, opens with a great line. This is my rif test for the shadows by jacqueline west. Jun 14, 2011 the shadows the books of elsewhere, vol. The cats are keeping some secrets and olive is trying to figure them out. The second installment of the books of elsewhere the shadows, 2010 is a bythebook fantasy followup. Beginning with the shadows, the series follows the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. Quizzes on books, authors quizzes, fun quizzes, online. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. It had taken some time for the neighbors to grow suspicious, since no one ever went in or came out of the old stone house on linden street anyway. A steady stream of details ensures that readers will continue turning the pages as they try to solve the mystery of olives house along with her. Olive dunwoody is the main protagonist of the book series the books of elsewhere by jacqueline west. This place is similar to earth except that the people age backwards until they become babies again.
At first, she isnt sure she likes the big house and quickly finds that its. You decided to forget about it and looked forward to your next training session. This comprehension test can be used in a variety of ways as part of a reading incentive program, as an overall test for books studied in class, or to earn extra credit points. In her first book for young readers, westwho is also a poetintroduces a spooky, magical world that will captivate middle schoolers. She notices peculiarities in the paintings and learns she can enter the painting, almost like a portal to another world, by using an old pair of spectacles.
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